Ebola update

the Ebola epidemic in Central Africa is still going on and StrategyPage puts the fight against the virus into the perspective of the local wars and the heroism of locals to stop it (with the help of international agencies).

During the week that ended on September 22, Congo’s health teams conducted 2,546,148 Ebola virus screenings. Since August 2018 Congolese teams have conducted over 98 million screenings. That impressive number indicates Congolese health teams have done a lot of potentially dangerous work. Still, experience has shown the risk of Ebola transmission as very high at national (in Congo) and regional levels (central Africa) but low at the global level.

the lack of facilities, the corruption of officials, and the threats against those trying to stop the epidemic are all discussed.

Read the whole thing.